Gav Thorpe

ANNOUNCEMENT: We're thrilled to be presenting Helen Sharman: Space for the Future in 2027. Britain's first-ever astronaut is embarking on her first-ever live tour, joined by special guest @robinince.bsky.social. Pre-sale for Shambles mailing list on Nov 3, general sale Nov 4 at helensharmanlive.com

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A friendly note: We don't get to talk to academics in and around genre fiction all that often. If you're such a person and have a book coming out next year, please get in touch. We schedule interviews pretty far in advance, so the sooner the better! Anywhoodles!

ngl one thing that gives me massive hope for the future is when I'm watching an esports stream with 250K+ ppl and every time anything AI-related comes up (esp genAI), the WHOLE CHAT starts spamming "EWWW" "clankerslol" "slop" "AI garbage" "#ad" (derogatory) "gonext" and various clown emojis

"Is this a tank" locked after 12,239 pages of heated debate

National security is about social cohesion & climate resilience not just military might. So increasing defence spending by slashing the Warm Homes Plan is so short-sighted, leaving households dependent on costly & volatile gas, vulnerable to global market shocks & rising fuel poverty #Budget2026

Looking for a mech game to play. But i want something that is closer to gundamn with just, sheer speed and aireal stuff 3rd person. But i also want a lot of customisation. Any recoemndations? Astehthic doesn't matter all that much

Woooof

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FFS Yes, Minister was doing this bit 40 years ago.

📣72 HOURS LEFT! Titan Effect Zero is the latest version of my tactical espionage and Sci-Fi RPG, powered by the Year Zero Engine. Whether you are a veteran or new player, you fill find everything you need to live epic adventures. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k... #TTRPG

this is categorically insane

Just found out that Ruby Soho and Angelo Parker opened a wrestling-themed board games cafe and so that’s on my to-visit list now.

Whistle while you work.... #warhammer40k #nerdlings #warhammercommunity

Snow falls over empty supermarket. Interior: Christmas dinner is beans on toast and newspaper hats. Much sad faces. Mum shows everyone the GenAI pic she's made, where theres a massive spread and everyone is laughing like ghouls! Smiles all round! Twinkly piano version of "Temple of Love" plays.

I got the ending of Evangelion immediately, because I've worked on projects where we've changed direction six times in 4 weeks and all the staff was crying.

Need more raccoons to sign up so we can go time-travelling. www.kickstarter.com/projects/hec...

You can help make the African Boardgames Convention bring the joy of gaming for another year. remoteworkready.selar.com/06lc7z888a

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Bluesky a band Explain The Killing Joke.

Secret Passages now has a hat trick of #ProjectsWeLove on #Kickstarter. Will it silence the imposter syndrome? For about 30 seconds, yes! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...

If you live in the EU, please give feedback against the opening of new data centers, they extended the period (you'll need to scroll down). They want to TRIPLE the current processing capacity in 5-7 years, and the next data center may be next to your home. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

WIP on the drawing board today. I tend to rub out the pencils as I go, as it hides some of the subtleties of the inks, and it makes it easier for me to see how the page is developing...

The Vessel of Kha'atek Occasionally mistranslated to Queen Kha'atek the more literal meaning is divine vessel of the constellation Kha'atek #warhammercommunity #ageofsigmar

anyone I know familiar with police procedures in the US? If there's a non-suspicious death, how is it treated? I think in the UK there's an inquest process for all deaths but is there a standard equivalent in the US or does it vary hugely by state?

Celebrating the final days of my duck kickstarter with something explosive! The crew will be in a future campaign, but I wanted to paint them up already as I got the master mold copies. #nerdlings #indieminis #tabletopminiatures #wargaming

Happy National Black Cat Day! I used to have three. Spooky is the only one who remains (he’s on the top in the first picture).

I have sleep apnea. It was making my life so hard. I now have a CPAP machine and can function again plus reduced chance of stroke and heart attack. I was on a waiting list for 1+ year, so get checked now. (Severe sleep apnea is about 30+ episodes per hour. I averaged 67 in testing! 😱)

"My fave RPG rules ever are the 1980 Wyrm's Footnotes Index rules for accurate disembowlment in Runequest" "That's a deep cut"

Brazilians recommending not to amplify right-wing talking points by dunking and quoting, as a winning strategy Next day, my tl is full of people dunking on rfk jr I literally would not have seen the bigotry if it wasn't for y'all repeating it. That's exactly what the Brazilians were on about!

✷ Booking opens November ✷ Join us on 27 March 27 at Notts central library for panels, signings & more! @guyhaley.bsky.social @nickybandini.bsky.social @johnfrench.bsky.social @writervh.bsky.social @squintywitch.bsky.social @thetowerofstars.bsky.social @gavthorpe.co.uk Art @eliotbaum.bsky.social

Ares Magazine #6 (Jan 1981). Voyage of the Pandora cover art by John Butterfield #AresMagazine #SPI #TTRPG #RPGMagazines #VoyageOfThePandora

My new kitbashed tech priest

I saw this comment on a Smashing Pumpkins video and I nearly coughed out my false teeth.

here's the manual on how to go against Meta and Google as you fight for the greater good, it worked wonders for us www.bbc.com/news/article...

Remi Dekker, son of resistance fighter Freddie Oversteegen has this to say about our minis! 😍 I am blown away! Also pic of when we met up recently, he got a special painted one by John Morris. (KS on now www.kickstarter.com/projects/bad...)

Good money says he saw Pulp Fiction last night…